Threat & Vulnerability Intern (Summer)

Who Are We?  
We are a team that brought you Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, ReputationDefender, and CCleaner, dedicated to providing cybersecurity, privacy, and identity protection to over 500 million users in 150 countries. At Gen, we offer flexible working options, generous time off, and competitive benefits in a diverse and inclusive environment where every team member is valued and celebrated. If you are smart, fearless, and dedicated, join us to power Digital Freedom and help consumers take control of their digital lives. 
 
About the Role
We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Intern to join the Global Technology and Security org – specifically Vulnerability management team. This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the security domain. The Security Intern will assist with a variety of entry level security tasks and will have an opportunity to work with several partner teams.

What You Will Do in This Role:

• Review and correlate data from various systems to detect inconsistencies or gaps in coverage

• Document all findings and progress to help establish a trusted and verified baseline

• Participate in collecting and analyzing data and information relative to controls to support architecture review efforts

• Participate in regular meeting to discuss findings of scanning of systems and networks to detect vulnerabilities and help assess associated risk

• Review and improve documentation to ensure it is up to date

• Other duties as assigned

What You’ll Need to be Successful in this Role:

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Security, or a related field

• Strong interest in the security domain

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion

• Wry sense of humor a plus

Gen is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusivity. We base employment decisions on merit, experience, and business needs, without considering race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, or other unlawful factors. Gen prohibits discrimination based on these protected characteristics and recruits talented candidates from diverse backgrounds.

We consider individuals with arrest and conviction records and do not discriminate against employees for discussing their own pay or that of other employees or applicants. Learn more about pay transparency. 

To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.